Anna Melikyan's "Rusalka" ("Mermaid" in English) is an adaptation of "The Little Mermaid" set in post-Soviet Russia. The main character is Alisa, an unfulfilled girl whose life takes a new direction when she meets a young man in Moscow. One of the most effective scenes is right after Alisa and her mother move into their apartment and an advertisement gets opened!
A number of the Russian movies from recent years have offered criticism of the free-for-all direction that Russia took after the Soviet Union broke up. This movie also does, but emphasizes Alisa's relationship and how it causes tension with the man's girlfriend. The other link to Hans Christian Andersen's tale is no doubt the fishes that the man keeps in his apartment. And the end was a real shock.
I recommend the movie. Other good movies looking at post-Soviet Russia are "Window to Paris" and "The Fool".
A number of the Russian movies from recent years have offered criticism of the free-for-all direction that Russia took after the Soviet Union broke up. This movie also does, but emphasizes Alisa's relationship and how it causes tension with the man's girlfriend. The other link to Hans Christian Andersen's tale is no doubt the fishes that the man keeps in his apartment. And the end was a real shock.
I recommend the movie. Other good movies looking at post-Soviet Russia are "Window to Paris" and "The Fool".